Community Partnerships: Advancing Behavioral Health Access in Rural Communities
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Profiles Eagle Valley Behavioral Health (EVBH), a nonprofit and community mental health center (CMHC) developed to lead community collaboration working to ensure access to high-quality behavioral healthcare in Eagle County, Colorado. Discusses EVBH's collaboration with Building Hope Summit County, a community-wide initiative in a neighboring county focused on suicide prevention efforts. Describes how these initiatives were able to shape local policy, expand the local behavioral health workforce, fund their efforts, and identify and fill gaps in care.
Date
07/2022
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Document
Organization
American Hospital Association
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Access · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Fundraising · Policy · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Colorado